38 Quotes by Cat Clarke

Kind of just existed from day to day, on weird plateau of feeling nothingness.

The butterflies in my stomach turn into vampire bats as we pull up to the school.

That was progress, right there. Except no one would ever know how hard I was working to keep my temper under control, because the whole point of keeping your temper under control is not doing things like throwing a milk carton in someone's face even though they clearly deserve it.

Everyone’s got secrets, Jem. It’s what makes people interesting.

Has this version of me been lurking there all along, somewhere deep below the surface, biding its time, waiting for its chance to make an appearance?

I didn't just wake up one morning and think, "I'm a boy!" It sort of crept up on me and tapped me on the shoulder a few times before I started to pay attention I began to think that the word "girl" didn't quite fit me. It was like a shoe that was too small -- it pinched me.

It’s amazing, the lies you can tell yourself. Even more amazing, the lies you can believe when you’re desperate enough.

They had no idea that normal didn't exist for me anymore. Normal had been smashed on the rocks beneath the bridge.

You don't deserve Jack.You don't deserve to sleep.You don't deserve to live.